<p>Various economic aspects of marine fisheries along the coastal Saurashtra have been studied by selecting fishermen from Veraval, Mangrol and Porbandar, while fish traders have been selected from Veraval and Porbandar ports. The primary data have been collected for the fishing year 2003–04 by survey method. The information on prices of major fish species has been obtained from the Commissionerate of Fisheries, Gujarat, for the period 1986–2003. The average annual total costs for trawler, OBM and Dugout canoe have been found as Rs 11.0l lakh, Rs 2.23 lakh and Rs 0.06 lakh, respectively. The labour and fuel costs have contributed maximum in the total operating costs. The annual total catches per trawler, OBM and Dugout canoe have been 35.3, 7.01 and 1.0 tonnes, respectively and the corresponding average annual profits have been found as Rs 1.76 lakh, Rs 0.31 lakh and Rs 0.28 lakh. The maximum sustainable yield (MSY) of the state has been worked out as 8.11 lakh tonnes.</p><p>The marketing cost has been found to be about 6.3 per cent of the retail price and the share of commission agent has been observed to be about 3 per cent of the selling price. Business in white pomfret, prawns and hilsa has been noted lucrative for all the marketing intermediaries. The marketing cost has been observed as very less in the local fresh fish market and retailers could retain a larger part of consumer's price, followed by the wholesalers and commission agents.</p></sec></body></article></article></body></html>

AERR

Agricultural Economics Research Review

0971-3441

Agriculture Economics Research Association (India)

aerr-17-2-mscabs-003

ABSTRACTS OF DISSERTATIONS OR ARTICLES

An economic analysis of fishing operations in Coastal Saurashtra

Dave

Gaurav

Department of Agricultural Economincs, College of Agriculture, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh, Gujarat.

Major Advisor: Dr R.L. Shiyani

7–122004

172274274

<p>Various economic aspects of marine fisheries along the coastal Saurashtra have been studied by selecting fishermen from Veraval, Mangrol and Porbandar, while fish traders have been selected from Veraval and Porbandar ports. The primary data have been collected for the fishing year 2003–04 by survey method. The information on prices of major fish species has been obtained from the Commissionerate of Fisheries, Gujarat, for the period 1986–2003. The average annual total costs for trawler, OBM and Dugout canoe have been found as Rs 11.0l lakh, Rs 2.23 lakh and Rs 0.06 lakh, respectively. The labour and fuel costs have contributed maximum in the total operating costs. The annual total catches per trawler, OBM and Dugout canoe have been 35.3, 7.01 and 1.0 tonnes, respectively and the corresponding average annual profits have been found as Rs 1.76 lakh, Rs 0.31 lakh and Rs 0.28 lakh. The maximum sustainable yield (MSY) of the state has been worked out as 8.11 lakh tonnes.</p><p>The marketing cost has been found to be about 6.3 per cent of the retail price and the share of commission agent has been observed to be about 3 per cent of the selling price. Business in white pomfret, prawns and hilsa has been noted lucrative for all the marketing intermediaries. The marketing cost has been observed as very less in the local fresh fish market and retailers could retain a larger part of consumer's price, followed by the wholesalers and commission agents.</p></sec></body></article></article></body></html>